Water. Your Essential To Survive.
Water is essential to life. Without water we could not survive. Our bodies are around 75% water. If we don’t continually replace this water, our bodies will eventually begin to dysfunction and slow down. Our brain will slow down and we’ll eventually feel sluggish and tired – without energy or drive. Without water, we will die.
So why am I writing this? Doesn’t everyone know this? Most people know they need to drink liquid – their bodies tell them when they are thirsty. However, in the western world, water is not the first choice for most people. They will reach for a Coke or a beer… and then later down the track they will wonder why they don’t feel completely on top of ‘their game’.
You need to drink more water. I need to drink more water. It is recommended that for survival purposes, one person requires 3 liters of water a day. This is basic survival. Granted, it is assumed that the water will be used for cooking and cleaning as well – but a large portion will be used for drinking. I’m assuming that in a survival situation, you won’t be running around – you’ll be sitting conserving energy as much as possible. As a result, you’ll be expiring less – using up less water. Yet in order to survive, it is still recommended to drink a huge amount of water. In our every day lives we use a considerable amount of energy and expire a lot of water. So we’ll need to replace a whole lot more water than we would in a survival situation.
Liquid is not good enough. Tea is not good enough. Water is the best thing for your system. Tea can be great – full of antioxidants – but don’t only drink tea as it does also contain caffeine. Drink more water! It will help in so many ways:
Improve brain functionality
Improve muscle movement
Improve skin condition
Speed up cell regeneration and many others.
If I haven’t had enough to drink during the day and I go for a run, I don’t get a stitch necessarily, but I do feel very sluggish and my muscles feel like they are asleep. Its not from lack of warming up or unfitness – its from lack of water. If I have enough water, then my muscles move in a much smoother way – as if they have been lubricated.
So – drink more water. It has been said drink 8 glasses a day. However – how big is a glass? I’ve seen a whole range of glass size. Perhaps a good rule to follow is the bigger you are, the more water you need. Men need more water than women – but pregnant or lactating women need even more water. I would say to drink around 2 liters of water a day. Around that. Build up to it so that you aren’t running to the bathroom every now and again – and sip slowly during the day rather than a large portion a few times a day. Perhaps you don’t like the taste of water? Add a bit of fresh squeezed lemon juice – or my Mother’s special recipe…(and my favorite) – frozen berries. The berries add some flavor as well as some color. My mother let her sister in on this secret – and now high profile designers in Melbourne are adding berries to their water.
Drink more water!
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